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Making Roots
Matthew F. Delmont
其他書名
A Nation Captivated
出版Univ of California Press, 2016-08-02
主題History / United States / 21st Century
ISBN05202913289780520291324
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fgslDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋When Alex HaleyÕs book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976 it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time, captivating over a hundred million Americans. For the first time, Americans saw slavery as an integral part of the nationÕs history. With a remake of the series in 2016 by A&E Networks, Roots has again entered the national conversation. In Making ÒRoots,Ó Matthew F. Delmont looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Delmont investigates the decisions that led Alex Haley, Doubleday, and ABC to invest in the story of Kunta Kinte, uncovering how HaleyÕs original, modest book proposal developed into an unprecedented cultural phenomenon.